Many thanks to Ricardo Belo de Morais in Lisbon, Portugal for showcasing Loving You: Celebrating Shirley Horn on his radio show As Vozes do Jazz. Muito obrigado!
LOVING YOU: CELEBRATING SHIRLEY HORN
SELECTED AS ONE OF THE
TOP 25 RELEASES OF 2017
BY ALL ABOUT JAZZ
LOVING YOU: CELEBRATING SHIRLEY HORN
2018 NOMINEE
INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS
VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM
In 2017 some of the best jazz found its path by looking forward, doubling back, and/or branching out. In short, this music and the dedicated artists who make it continued to uphold a legacy paradoxically built on tradition, change, absorption, and refraction.
DAN BILAWSKY, ALL ABOUT JAZZ
COMPLETE REVIEW
“There's simply nothing not to love on 'Loving You,' so listen closely and drink it in.”
— ALL ABOUT JAZZ
“Haunting and harrowing on a variety of visceral levels.”
— JAZZ WEEKLY
“A distinctive voice, as honeyed as Nat Cole, Johnny Hartman and Johnny Mathis.”
— CADENCE MAGAZINE
“… magical…”
— NPR
THE LATEST
Independent Music Awards 2018
Very pleased to announce that "Loving You: Celebrating Shirley Horn" has been nominated for an Independent Music Award in the album category "Jazz with vocals." Congratulations and much appreciation to Mark Kieswetter, Reg Schwager, Ross MacIntyre, Kevin Turcotte, John Bailey, Jeremy Darby, Peter Letros, Ernesto Cervini and Eri Griffin. The awards will be presented at the end of March at New York's Lincoln Center. My hometown crowd!
A Christmas Love Song
Last year, I had the pleasure of working on a holiday recording from "outside the booth" as producer and arranger. A Christmas Love Song drops today! Congratulations to Melissa-Marie Shriner, Stu Harrison, Clark Johnston, Mike Tompa and everyone involved in the recording.
Jazz Bistro…
… will be hosting Stu Harrison, Ross MacIntyre and myself for the CD release performance on May 31st in Toronto. Please check the SHOWS listing for more details. Hope to see you there!
Eri Griffin…
… is an incredibly talented graphic designer and illustrator working in Edinburgh, Scotland. She is responsible for the "look" of the new recording. Here's a recent post about her design for the album.
Loving You: Celebrating Shirley Horn…
… is now available! Find it on iTunes Canada, iTunes USA, Amazon, cdbaby, Spotify and most other sites known to mankind. Download it, stream it… it even does the dishes… ;) While I am very proud of this recording, I am even more humbled by the personal and creative relationships I have built in bringing this work to fruition. My thanks to everyone involved in the recording and its release, especially Mark Kieswetter, Reg Schwager, Ross MacIntyre, Kevin Turcotte, John Bailey, Peter Letros, Jeremy Darby…
Read moreLoving You: Celebrating Shirley Horn…
… will be officially released on Friday, 28 April 2017 and available from CD Baby, Amazon, iTunes and most streaming sites. Ernesto Cervini at Orange Grove Publicity is coordinating the PR launch. Check back for further details.
Loving You: Celebrating Shirley Horn
I am happy to announce that Mark Kieswetter, Reg Schwager, Ross MacIntyre, Kevin Turcotte, John "Beetle" Bailey and I will be recording in early August at Canterbury Music Company in Toronto. "Loving You: Celebrating Shirley Horn" has been in development for more than a year, and I am over the moon to see it come to fruition. Stay tuned!
John "Beetle" Bailey
John Bailey engineered my recording, Street of Tears. Check out Pat Lackenbauer's recent podcast with John on "Movin' Air." An extraordinary engineer with "ears" the likes of which I have never encountered. Looking forward to working on something brewin' for early next year. Stay tuned.
Upcoming Shows
Having fully recovered from major spinal surgery this past spring, I'm looking forward to getting back on stage this fall. Check out the SHOWS section of the website for information on upcoming performances at 120 Diner and Musideum in Toronto.